Hello, i just picked up a 12 channel Technics graphic equalizer for my setup. ANy good sites for tutorials or tips anyone?
Thanks
Graphic Equalisation tutorials/tips
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 71 posts since 28 Aug, 2005
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- KVRAF
- 6939 posts since 4 Jun, 2004 from Utrecht, Holland
Tip 1: use your ears!
Tip 2: fiddle gently with one of the 12 faders, while listening very carefully. Adjust to taste...
Tip 3: use your ears!
Tip 2: fiddle gently with one of the 12 faders, while listening very carefully. Adjust to taste...
Tip 3: use your ears!
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- KVRist
- 38 posts since 1 Dec, 2005
This is more of a "learning" trick than a "make it sound good right now" trick, but I don't think it's a bad idea at all to load up whatever track you're wanting to EQ, set it to loop, then take every frequency on the unit down completely... then bring them up one at a time, listen to what it sounds like as you bring it up, down, etc... bottom it out, then do it to another band.
It's really useful not only to see what frequencies may need to be emphasized a bit more, and what frequencies are 'missing,' etc from a full mix, but it's much MORE useful as a tool to help understand the capabilities of EQ, and to learn how different sounds are shaped. Of course, this is more fun, (and more drastic) with a parametric, but it's still a good way to learn a lot of things.. both about EQ, and about the recording/arranging/mixing processes (that is, with a better idea of how all the frequencies interact with each other in certain instrument sounds, etc... it becomes easier to arrange full and clear sounding tracks, mix them well, etc.)
As for specific links to tutorials and tips, I've seen some things on the 'net that were lists of what frequencies 'do what' on certain instruments... things like "Kick Drum = Attack at ~3Khz, Beefiness = ~80hz" but I don't know exactly where, and while they're useful as a reference, this obviously differs based on the specific instrument, and recording methods, so it's not always something you can follow like the gospel. If I hunt one of them down I'll throw it up here.
It's really useful not only to see what frequencies may need to be emphasized a bit more, and what frequencies are 'missing,' etc from a full mix, but it's much MORE useful as a tool to help understand the capabilities of EQ, and to learn how different sounds are shaped. Of course, this is more fun, (and more drastic) with a parametric, but it's still a good way to learn a lot of things.. both about EQ, and about the recording/arranging/mixing processes (that is, with a better idea of how all the frequencies interact with each other in certain instrument sounds, etc... it becomes easier to arrange full and clear sounding tracks, mix them well, etc.)
As for specific links to tutorials and tips, I've seen some things on the 'net that were lists of what frequencies 'do what' on certain instruments... things like "Kick Drum = Attack at ~3Khz, Beefiness = ~80hz" but I don't know exactly where, and while they're useful as a reference, this obviously differs based on the specific instrument, and recording methods, so it's not always something you can follow like the gospel. If I hunt one of them down I'll throw it up here.
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- Banned
- 1648 posts since 11 Sep, 2005
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- KVRist
- 176 posts since 6 Feb, 2004 from nyc
Cool link, Thanks!
